Police Blotter
From our weekly issue dated April 15, 2009
(Editor’s Note: Factual information for ‘Blotter’ is provided by official law enforcement agencies. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.)
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Thursday, April 2
- The apparent early morning theft of a Chevy pickup truck from a residence on W. Lister Street was reported at 9:24 p.m.
- Theft of 15 aluminum planks from the bleachers at the athletic field at IVHS was reported last week. The theft and damage to nearby fencing was estimated at $550.
- Two 17-year-old persons were counseled regarding their behavior after video surveillance captured the theft of a bicycle from Illinois Valley High School.
- A large group of juvenile persons was reported at Jubilee Park at 4 p.m. They were watching a fight.
- In the 300 block of Caves Hwy. a pickup truck was reported broken into, and the nutcase who did it tore apart the steering column.
- Attempted forced entry to a business in the 30000 block of Redwood Hwy. caused damage to the door and locks.
- A 15-year-old runaway person was returned to the custody of his mother in Downtown Cave Junction. A pack of cigarettes in his possession was destroyed.
- A Thompson Creek Road residence was burgled overnight, the owner said.
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Friday, April 3
- Someone reported receiving harassing phone calls during the past week in the wee morning hours.
- A youth, 15, was reported as running away from his Westside Road residence.
- Charges of exceeding the posted speed limit on E. River Street between 3:45 and 6 p.m. caused Mary Louise Dove, 67; Lorimer James Terrill, 76; Jacob Thomas Campbell, 17; and Clifford Ryan Jantz, 19, to be cited into in Cave Junction Municipal Court.
- On N. Redwood Hwy in Downtown CJ at 6:38 p.m., Carol Dodge, 58, was cited on a charge of speeding (59 in a 45 mph zone).
- In the 36000 block of Redwood Hwy. a woman complained that her neighbor had cut down trees, on her property, and that the logs were blocking her driveway.
- In rural Cave Junction a woman stated that her 17-year-old daughter (a listed runaway juvenile person) was “out of control” and had left with her boyfriend.
- The “possibly intoxicated” driver of a yellow pickup truck reportedly jumped a curb and damaged a fence at a business in Downtown Cave Junction.
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Saturday, April 4
- Two men said to be target shooting near Josephine Creek off Eight Dollar Mountain Road were warned against shooting across a body of water.
- California motorist Sungmin Park, 43, was cited to appear in CJ Muni Court on a charge of speeding (47 in a 35 mph zone) on Caves Hwy. at 3:25 p.m.
- A “concerned citizen,” who wished to voice an opinion, contacted a deputy in the 300 block of Caves Hwy. at 4:04 p.m.
- Two people were warned for interfering with a public right-of-way on W. Watkins Street at 4:19 p.m.
- Contacted in Downtown CJ, Thomas Wayne Snider, 40, was cited on a warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of second-degree trespassing and third-degree theft. Snider was lodged in Josephine County Jail on a probation violation charge.
- James Steven Towe, 33, was cited on Redwood Hwy. in Kerby on a charge of driving with a suspended license and driving uninsured.
- Donald Charles Peterson, 65, was cited on a charge of speeding (60 in a 45 mph zone) on Redwood Hwy., near Hogue Drive at 10:19 p.m.
- Cody Allen Burgoyne, 19, was cited on a charge of speeding (75 in a 55 mph zone) on Redwood Hwy. in Selma at 10:37 p.m. and he was warned about driving without insurance.
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Sunday, April 5
- A case of cigarettes valued at $800 was reported stolen from O’Brien Country Store following a 2:12 a.m. break-in.
- Multiple fires of suspicious origin were discovered at a property in the 17000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 8:53 p.m.
- Two people contacted at Tin Can Campground at 10:45 a.m. were warned about an unsanitary campsite.
- Concern for the welfare of a child seen near a transient camp off N. Hussey Avenue prompted a call at 10:48 p.m. An informational report was sent to Oregon Dept. of Human Services.
- A shooting was reported on U.S. Forest Service land in the Tennessee Mountain drainage west of Kerby. One man was injured from a single blast from a 12-gauge shotgun. Arrested on a charge of first-degree assault was Ronald Eugene Spears, 61.
- Victoria J. (Culbertson) Sumner, 33, was cited on a charge of speeding on Redwood Hwy. at Eight Dollar Mountain Road at 7:05 p.m.
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Monday, April 6
- On Cowboy Way, due to a seasonal and continuing dispute, a man was warned against trespassing on a neighbor’s property.
- Although it was bolted down, an $80 park bench was reported stolen from outside Lorna Byrne Middle School.
- Using a public telephone in Downtown CJ, a man requested telephone directory assistance from the 911 Dispatch Center at 2:22 p.m. There was no emergency.
- A loaded .22-caliber rifle was located leaning against a tree on an O’Brien property. It (the rifle) was turned over to a deputy.
- A driver on Redwood Hwy. was warned about operating with studded tires, as March 31 was the deadline for removing them.
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Tuesday, April 7
- A caller reported seeing what appeared to be a burglary in progress on Hanby Lane at 12:08 a.m. Those suspected of prowling were said to be wearing all black clothing.
- Theft of a generator, chainsaw, compressor, welder, gas-powered auger and some 400 DVDs from a Forest Creek Road residence was reported.
- Theft of a license plate from the front bumper of a pickup truck on Robinson Corner Road was reported.
- A man complained that his former roommate had accessed his eBay account and incurred some $272 in seller’s fees.
- Someone thought it odd that a U-Haul truck had been coming and going from a residence on Noah Way for a few days.
- Following a confrontation with a resident on Holland Loop at 8:03 p.m., Stephanie Marie Vincent, 57, was cited on a charge of driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
- Holland Loop resident Robert McCarver, 56, was cited at 9:59 p.m. on a contempt-of-court warrant.
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